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it's unclear if president al assad was there. the government isn't saying. >> it's part of the conflict. >> assad has not been seen publicly since this interview with german television two weeks ago. the opposition says it planted the bomb with inside help. >> the syrian free syrian army can army can reach anyone inside damascus, and even bashar al assad himself, he is not safe anymore. >> reporter: after 17 months of fighting, syrian rebels have carved out rule safe havens. brought the fight to damascus, and now brought it to assad's inner circle. >> good morning. >> defense secretary leon panetta called today's attack a realisticlati realist escalation. >> already they're celebrating, hoping today's bombing is a sign that assad's days in power are numbered, as u.s. officials renewed their calls for the syrian president to immediately step down. >> nbc's richard engel reporting tonight. and as the syrian regime appoints replacements for these top military leaders who were killed today at a national security meeting, we're also n
it's unclear if president al assad was there. the government isn't saying. >> it's part of the conflict. >> assad has not been seen publicly since this interview with german television two weeks ago. the opposition says it planted the bomb with inside help. >> the syrian free syrian army can army can reach anyone inside damascus, and even bashar al assad himself, he is not safe anymore. >> reporter: after 17 months of fighting, syrian rebels have carved out rule safe...
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the major is one of the highest ranking military officers to abandon president bashar al assad. >>> and officials in newtown, connecticut have a message for well wishers in the wake of the school shooting that claimed 26 lives. please stop sending gifts. they say they're overwhelmed with all the stuffed animals and toys. >>> meantime, newtown officials say they have a plan for all the flowers and gifts left at roadside tributes. george coley has that story. >> reporter: if the outpouring of love and support for the residents of newtown can be measured by the growing memorials spread throughout the community then it is overflowing. john and his son aidan from pennsylvania stopped to drop off flowers on the way to visiting relatives in massachusetts. >> we wanted to pay tribute to all the childrenard teacher who have lost their lives in this great tragedy. >> reporter: now, the town is making preparation for what to do with all the mementos. and the decision is to leave everything behind for the construction of a permanent memorial. the plan is to turn everything that's bio degradable int
the major is one of the highest ranking military officers to abandon president bashar al assad. >>> and officials in newtown, connecticut have a message for well wishers in the wake of the school shooting that claimed 26 lives. please stop sending gifts. they say they're overwhelmed with all the stuffed animals and toys. >>> meantime, newtown officials say they have a plan for all the flowers and gifts left at roadside tributes. george coley has that story. >> reporter:...
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if rebels can capture the airport, it would be a severe blow to the assad regem. all that as they march toward 40,000. >> accused of passing thousands of classified government documents to wikileaks. bradley manning is back in court today. yesterday, he testified he's been treated harshly while in military custody. the defense requested the hearing to ask that the charges against him be dismissed. >>> mitt romney and president obama promising to stay in touch. the formal rivals spent an hour discussing ideas to. a source tells cnn there's no discussion for a roll for romney in the obama administration. just a civil lunch. >>> a truck goes into a bar -- no, this is not the set up to a joke, folks. take a look at the result. police say the driver of a snap-on tools truck lost control, knocked off a fire hydrant and crashed through a place called pete's cocktails. it left an 11-foot wide hole in the wall. you can see water rocketing into the air. the good news is everyone was okay. >>> after sandy, a stroke of luck for a man affected by the superstorm. joel was headi
if rebels can capture the airport, it would be a severe blow to the assad regem. all that as they march toward 40,000. >> accused of passing thousands of classified government documents to wikileaks. bradley manning is back in court today. yesterday, he testified he's been treated harshly while in military custody. the defense requested the hearing to ask that the charges against him be dismissed. >>> mitt romney and president obama promising to stay in touch. the formal rivals...
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. >>> syria's military police chief has defected, that dealt a blow to the assad regime. major general al shalal announcing he is defecting because the syrian army is no longer acting in the best interests of the people. it came after this, two deadly attacks on civilians who were waiting in bread lines. his decision comes at a time when rebel forces are making gains over government troops for control of syria's major cities. >>> japan's parliament has elected shinzo abe as the prime minister. he says is he okay health wise now. abe has promised to revive the economy, address japan's debt and create a recovery plan for last year's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. >>> i hope you have a gift receipt for that. shoppers expected to flood stores to return or exchange gifts they don't fit, don't want. an analyst tells "the wall street journal" 10% to 15% of holiday sales come back as sales and exchanges. >>> a bus bomb targeting. we are live from the pentagon with details. >>> his time has come again, a man from the '60s is getting a start again, lester chambers joins
. >>> syria's military police chief has defected, that dealt a blow to the assad regime. major general al shalal announcing he is defecting because the syrian army is no longer acting in the best interests of the people. it came after this, two deadly attacks on civilians who were waiting in bread lines. his decision comes at a time when rebel forces are making gains over government troops for control of syria's major cities. >>> japan's parliament has elected shinzo abe as...
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he does call for assad to depart which is not then followed up by any particular decisive strategy to get that. um, i don't know, where does that fall on your continuum between pragmatism and progressivism? i mean, i think i know what the answer is, but -- and lying behind all this, so i think i'll go to mike for a second because -- >> pivot? >> let me pivot over to mike, right. which does not imply leaving you in any way. [laughter] >> and mike has always been here, we never left him. [laughter] >> and i want to add another element because i want to say if i had one critique of this excellent book, i would say there's not enough pom ticks -- politics in it. there's not enough president obama as a political figure and a political actor as well as a decision maker and a strategic thinker. and i want to pick up on the point that you just made. the president walked himself out rhetorically as far as you can go on syria. but the white house, and i would say particularly in an election year, is loathe to contemplate another military action. now, mike, you talk a lot about, i mean, you have
he does call for assad to depart which is not then followed up by any particular decisive strategy to get that. um, i don't know, where does that fall on your continuum between pragmatism and progressivism? i mean, i think i know what the answer is, but -- and lying behind all this, so i think i'll go to mike for a second because -- >> pivot? >> let me pivot over to mike, right. which does not imply leaving you in any way. [laughter] >> and mike has always been here, we never...
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remain of course how long does president assad -- can president assad hold on? how desperate does he get while he does that and in that desperation, what kind of extreme measures might he take? what kind of weapons might he use against the opposition and his own people, harris. >> harris: syrian officials seem to be in a state of denial about all of. this certainly. we haven't heard from president assad himself. but we did hear extensively today from his information minister who trotted out some well warned government conspiracy theories. for instance, saying that the western accusations that the syrian government has used scud missiles is just a lie. that the talk of assad's days being numbered is an attempt by the international community to kind of create a self-fulfilling prophecy. he also talked about the russian position and rather curiously said it hasn't changed at all. listen. >> i don't think there any change in the russian positions. the only thing that the american position came closer to the russian position. for example, the russians have listed a t
remain of course how long does president assad -- can president assad hold on? how desperate does he get while he does that and in that desperation, what kind of extreme measures might he take? what kind of weapons might he use against the opposition and his own people, harris. >> harris: syrian officials seem to be in a state of denial about all of. this certainly. we haven't heard from president assad himself. but we did hear extensively today from his information minister who trotted...
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more than 30,000 people dead so assad is all in. he's going to pay any price and the russians think if they continue to buy time, the rest of the world will lose interest. >> if assad leaves, one of the places he could gain exile would be russia. >> moscow says it's not on the table but it's the only place he could feel secure. the depositories are not an option. >> probably not. could russia say enough is enough, let's bring assad to russia and get it over once and for all? >> they could if they want but they would rather have him there, realizing his neck is on the line, so they can have a friend in future government. >> we talked about the base in the northern part of the country. the way i read it, the rebels are going in, getting a stronghold in the military base and if they, for some reason, choke off the supply routes into damascus, that would be a huge, huge big blow to the assad regime. >> it would. they're doing better not only militarily but politically getting their act together with external prodding and having more ide
more than 30,000 people dead so assad is all in. he's going to pay any price and the russians think if they continue to buy time, the rest of the world will lose interest. >> if assad leaves, one of the places he could gain exile would be russia. >> moscow says it's not on the table but it's the only place he could feel secure. the depositories are not an option. >> probably not. could russia say enough is enough, let's bring assad to russia and get it over once and for all?...
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these are the kids who were tortured by assad's regime. and for me, the whole reason i wrote this piece, i met a woman who was on message like a banker, but it was all about enabling the kids. and from the moment the atrocities started, which was with the torture of the kids who had done the graffiti and this torture was discovered at the end of march, from the moment this started, i was saying to myself, who's this woman i met? who only spoke about enabling the children of syria? >> maybe there's a very great irony in all of this. thank you very much, joan. we appreciate it. joan's new article about the story -- and it's worthwhile in reading. it's a minute move minute of what she saw and what happened. i enjoyed it much more than the first article. it's in "newsweek" right now. >>> the recovery of aimee copeland, the young woman we've been talking about. she won that battle with flesh eating bacteria. her father with the milestone she achieved this week is "outfront" next. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea w
these are the kids who were tortured by assad's regime. and for me, the whole reason i wrote this piece, i met a woman who was on message like a banker, but it was all about enabling the kids. and from the moment the atrocities started, which was with the torture of the kids who had done the graffiti and this torture was discovered at the end of march, from the moment this started, i was saying to myself, who's this woman i met? who only spoke about enabling the children of syria? >>...
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assad was under intense pressure to step down. but his regime stepped up the fire power against the opposition. civilians caught in the crossfire. more than 40,000 people have died so far. >> this is, yet, another bread line. >> the opposition fights on making more dramatic gains than ever and gaining pledges of additional support for the international community. number one -- she fought back from the brink of death after being attacked on a school bus. the taliban shocked. she was an outspoken for the education of girls in pakistan. but books won over bullets. the 15-year-old miraculously survived. she woke up in a british hospital and according to her father, immediately asked for her school books. the world was gripped and inspired by the story of one determined young girl facing down an entire network of armed militants and winning. zain verjee, cnn, london. >>> and be sure to stay with us for more of our year-ending top ten lists. if you want something really special, check out cnn.com for the year in pictures. a great galler
assad was under intense pressure to step down. but his regime stepped up the fire power against the opposition. civilians caught in the crossfire. more than 40,000 people have died so far. >> this is, yet, another bread line. >> the opposition fights on making more dramatic gains than ever and gaining pledges of additional support for the international community. number one -- she fought back from the brink of death after being attacked on a school bus. the taliban shocked. she was...
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hillary clinton lashes out against russia, accusing it of shipping attack helicopters to syria as the assad has a crackdown on dissent. >>> we begin with today's dramatic, intensely partisan confrontations between senate republicans and attorney general of the united states. a feisty appearance before the senate judiciary committee, attorney jenner i can holder refused demands that he apoint special counsel to investigate recent leaks of sensitive national security information. >> two people i pointed to look into matters are first rate prosecutors. >> special counsel, somebody new other than the two people that all of us could buy into? >> senator, i think you're missing something here. >> i think you're missing something here. i think you're missing the fact that this is a very big deal, and you're handling it in a way that creates suspicions where there should not be. >> republicans also confronted the attorney general over a program called fast and furious, it was designed to trace weapon smuggling, but ended up helping mexican drug cartels get guns from the united states, one of the gu
hillary clinton lashes out against russia, accusing it of shipping attack helicopters to syria as the assad has a crackdown on dissent. >>> we begin with today's dramatic, intensely partisan confrontations between senate republicans and attorney general of the united states. a feisty appearance before the senate judiciary committee, attorney jenner i can holder refused demands that he apoint special counsel to investigate recent leaks of sensitive national security information....
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either remove bashar al assad from power or do some military intervention. that hasn't happened. they say they're tired of waiting. the main opposition group said today all they hear about are people reporting back to bodies whether it be in new york or geneva. that doesn't do anything. it doesn't stop the atrocities and these atrocities and massacres have to stop now. >> thank you for bringing this to our attention as always. we appreciate it. >>> it is the nation's largest bank and a stock probably in her 401(k). now we're just learning how much jp morgan lost in a bunch of risky trades. turns out it is a lot more than they initially claimed. in may the ceo jamie dimon pegged the loss about $2 billion. today in a call with investors he revealed it was $5.8 billion. that's almost triple the original estimate. >> we learned a lot. i can tell you this has shaken our company to the core. what happened here is that the team went back and said let's redouble our efforts to make sure we're running a great company. we could never say we won't make mistakes. we operate in a risk busines
either remove bashar al assad from power or do some military intervention. that hasn't happened. they say they're tired of waiting. the main opposition group said today all they hear about are people reporting back to bodies whether it be in new york or geneva. that doesn't do anything. it doesn't stop the atrocities and these atrocities and massacres have to stop now. >> thank you for bringing this to our attention as always. we appreciate it. >>> it is the nation's largest bank...
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bet on assad by beginning to make inroads with the rebels. the russians might be in right in there irassessment that neither side can win this by force. especially as a growing number of al qaeda sympathizers and foreign firefighters join up. fighting not under the rebel colors but the black islamist flag as seen in this video celebrating a new brigade. with assad still hanging on, the prospect of a long civil war seems unavoidable as the fighting grows closer to major population centers, the flow of refugees is only increasing. there are now 150,000 in turkey with more arriving every day. we left at 4:00 in the morning after the shelling ceased, explained this man about to escape other children are dying every day. russia's from a staunch syrian ally now trying to play some kind of peace broker appears to be a distinction without a difference. while the russians are kind of worried about how they look in the eyes of the world. it seems as though assaad still enjoys the unwavering support of one country that could care less about the diplomat
bet on assad by beginning to make inroads with the rebels. the russians might be in right in there irassessment that neither side can win this by force. especially as a growing number of al qaeda sympathizers and foreign firefighters join up. fighting not under the rebel colors but the black islamist flag as seen in this video celebrating a new brigade. with assad still hanging on, the prospect of a long civil war seems unavoidable as the fighting grows closer to major population centers, the...
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obama is not speak being to assad. assad is beyond hearing. he's speaking to moscow. don't let this happen. he's talking directly to putin. >> let me go back to your other fascinating point opinion you say back in 2003, of course this was the weapons of mass destruction that president bush and the intelligence agencies around the world never were able to discover. you're saying, john, that the russians carted or flew those wmds, these were chemical weapons of mass destruction that the russians carted those wmds from iraq to syria but, in fact, there were wmds in iraq all along. . it to be very careful. russians cooperated in the transfer of major weapon systems. the republican guards, the ability to launch the missiles and the wmd and to marry the war head with the missiles. the russians supervised all of that for saddam hussein. the night of april 5th two convoys left baghdad one with the russian ambassador headed to damascus the other headed through the area of north of baghdad with all of the major weapon systems. they crossed the border. that's the last i can repo
obama is not speak being to assad. assad is beyond hearing. he's speaking to moscow. don't let this happen. he's talking directly to putin. >> let me go back to your other fascinating point opinion you say back in 2003, of course this was the weapons of mass destruction that president bush and the intelligence agencies around the world never were able to discover. you're saying, john, that the russians carted or flew those wmds, these were chemical weapons of mass destruction that the...
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assistance is something that might -- but we ought not to do it alone and we ought to think too, you know, assad has lost legitimacy, you can't murder your own people and expect to survive for very long. and when he goes, and my view ultimately he mr. go, that is not all bad for us from the standpoint of the situation with iran. >> rose: yes. >> because iran, you know, syria -- >> they are very close and the whole hezbollah a m mamas thing. >> hamas thing. well, we areça policy institute that we are not a school, we don't grant a degree, but we fund fellowships, we bring people in from tho world of action, people who have been out in government and so forth, we give them two-year fellowships, they work on various research issues or projects, they interface with the faculty there in rice, the idea, i stole it from woodrow wilson center for scholars in the smithsonian which is to bridge the gap between the world of ideas and the world of action. >> rose: indeed, yes. >> so you bring people in from the world of action and they relate with the world of ideas and people who sit in their ivory tower
assistance is something that might -- but we ought not to do it alone and we ought to think too, you know, assad has lost legitimacy, you can't murder your own people and expect to survive for very long. and when he goes, and my view ultimately he mr. go, that is not all bad for us from the standpoint of the situation with iran. >> rose: yes. >> because iran, you know, syria -- >> they are very close and the whole hezbollah a m mamas thing. >> hamas thing. well, we...
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the deal demands the cease-fire but drops the call for assad to step down. the sunni power of saudi arabia is pushing for tough action to isolate syria and stop the one- hour crackdown. but iraq's shiite prime minister is urging caution, saying forcing assad out could spark sectarian violence. similar to what happened in iraq after saddam hussein was toppled. >> u.n. officials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>> a wild scene in ireland, when a circus elephant escapes and hits the streets. the surveillance video shows the 5,000-pound animal going through a parking lot, heading towards a busy shopping area. handlers were eventually able to convince the animal to stop. nobody was hurt. and the show went on. and i heard that it was because the elephant was about to have a bath and just didn't want a bath. >> really? >> yes. which goes to show, if the elephant doesn't want a bath, don't force the issue. >> i heard there was a trunk sale going on. >> oy. >> i couldn't resist. [ laughter ] >> okay. >>> scott pelley has a preview of
the deal demands the cease-fire but drops the call for assad to step down. the sunni power of saudi arabia is pushing for tough action to isolate syria and stop the one- hour crackdown. but iraq's shiite prime minister is urging caution, saying forcing assad out could spark sectarian violence. similar to what happened in iraq after saddam hussein was toppled. >> u.n. officials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>> a wild scene in ireland, when a...
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> jamie: also, secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking out against syria, slamming president assad for the bloody crack down that has been going on, against the uprising. and, at the same time is pledging new nonmilitary assistance to the opposition. >> there will be greater pressure on the regime and more assistance of all kinds, for the syrian national council, there will be more humanitarian assistance. that the people inside syria should know they are not alone. >> jamie: secretary clinton also saying that she doubts whether assad's regime will stick to a u.n. peace plan to end the bloodshed. and, on the ground, syrian forces are intensifying their attacks. take a listen, take like: the uprising in syria began over a year ago. riots triggered by reports that schoolchildren were being tortured for writing anti-government graffiti. and, since then, the u.n. estimates 9,000 citizens have been killed, 30,000 refugees escaped to seek protection in other countries and there are 200,000 people there who were displaced from their homes. we should point out the rebellion lasted longer t
> jamie: also, secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking out against syria, slamming president assad for the bloody crack down that has been going on, against the uprising. and, at the same time is pledging new nonmilitary assistance to the opposition. >> there will be greater pressure on the regime and more assistance of all kinds, for the syrian national council, there will be more humanitarian assistance. that the people inside syria should know they are not alone. >>...
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they dropped the call for assad to step down. the sunni power of saudi arabia is pushing for tough action to isolate syria and stop the violent one-year crackdown. but iraq's shiite prime minister is urging caution, saying forcing assad out, could spark sexarian violence -- sectarian violence, similar to what happened in iraq, after saddam hussein was toppled. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.n. officials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>> the lawyer for the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians early this month, says his client centuries from tremendous depression and anxiety. the lawyer says the army staff sergeant robert bales experienced a traumatic incident during his second tour in iraq that triggered the condition. bales is accused of killing nine afghan children and eight adults as they slept. >>> more fallout from the hazing scandal at florida a&m marching band. two university professors have been placed on leave. the school's report says they were present during the
they dropped the call for assad to step down. the sunni power of saudi arabia is pushing for tough action to isolate syria and stop the violent one-year crackdown. but iraq's shiite prime minister is urging caution, saying forcing assad out, could spark sexarian violence -- sectarian violence, similar to what happened in iraq, after saddam hussein was toppled. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.n. officials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>>...
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. >> new signs the syrian president assad is not backing down from the siege in the central city. and now, senator mccain and south carolina republican senator lindsey graham speaking out from afghanistan and urging the u.s. to take charge. >> when some people say the united states should not be involved directly, tell that to the iranians and the-- to the iranians and the russians, who are clearly assisting assad, continue this massacre and i believe the united states can play it far more active and product tough role and almost shameful that we have not. >> and new fears tonight, the situation could get worse. and world affairs contributor dominique di-natale has more from lebanon. >> another 14 people have died and fears of an allout impending massacre in the city, according to the city and concerned about a large buildup of ground troops around the city and they say if the troops move in, harris, it will be all out slaughter as one described it. remember, a foreign leader banned from the country and we have the pictures we're showing you here, and the violence is escalating th
. >> new signs the syrian president assad is not backing down from the siege in the central city. and now, senator mccain and south carolina republican senator lindsey graham speaking out from afghanistan and urging the u.s. to take charge. >> when some people say the united states should not be involved directly, tell that to the iranians and the-- to the iranians and the russians, who are clearly assisting assad, continue this massacre and i believe the united states can play it...
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attempts to force out the assad regime. now the russians say they are willing to meet with the syrian opposition. it could open the door for real u.n. action on the ground, action that could mean american involvement. we've got more details in a live report in just a minute. >>> but also, russia's president formally saying no to americans who want to adopt russian children. it is a heartbreaking development for hundreds of americans who are trying to adopt children from russian orphana orphanages. that is happening right now. president vladimir putin signed the adoption ban today. sadly, more than 50 americans who were in the final stages of adopting russian children, they are not going to be able to. and while those families certainly hoping that they're going to allow these adoptions to go through, the country's child rights commissioner says that those kids are going to stay in russia. so why are the russians doing this? the ban is considered a payback of sorts for an american law that was passed two weeks ago. that law
attempts to force out the assad regime. now the russians say they are willing to meet with the syrian opposition. it could open the door for real u.n. action on the ground, action that could mean american involvement. we've got more details in a live report in just a minute. >>> but also, russia's president formally saying no to americans who want to adopt russian children. it is a heartbreaking development for hundreds of americans who are trying to adopt children from russian orphana...
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still insists that president bashar assad leave power. she spoke today in northern ireland, a day after meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and the u.n. envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to stay clear. fighting near the airport and around the capital city has intensified in the past week. the latest amateur video showed street battles and a car set afire by a rocket attack. the exiled leader of hamas khaled meshaal entered gaza today for the first time. it was, in part, a show of defiance after the militant group's latest clash with israel. we have a report narrated by jonath
still insists that president bashar assad leave power. she spoke today in northern ireland, a day after meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and the u.n. envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political...
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the assad regime continues to rely on. and at this point in time firmly has the backing of the iranians. in fact, heading there for meetings there as well, trying to perhaps persuade the iranians to put pressure on the government to at the least adhere to some sort of cease fire. they can most certainly count on the fact they can enjoy a fairly relative position of power. >> arwa damon on the scene from beirut, watching all of this, as she always does. thanks very much. >>> closer to home, the united states announced indictments of a million dollar reward for the accused killers of a u.s. border patrol agent in arizona. it's a case that has turned into a political piece of dynamite for the obama administration, because a gun found at the scene of brian terry's murder came from the so-called fast and furious ill fated gun smuggling investigation. joe johns is here in "the situation room" watching all of this unfold. so tell you are our viewers what happened today. >> wolf, today in arizona, the justice department unsealed a
the assad regime continues to rely on. and at this point in time firmly has the backing of the iranians. in fact, heading there for meetings there as well, trying to perhaps persuade the iranians to put pressure on the government to at the least adhere to some sort of cease fire. they can most certainly count on the fact they can enjoy a fairly relative position of power. >> arwa damon on the scene from beirut, watching all of this, as she always does. thanks very much. >>>...
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word the russians are sending attack helicopters to the assad regime. >>> and a controversial program to weed out voters. say it targets democrats, independents, minorities. >>> and george herbert walker bush celebrates his 80th birthday by talking fashion. >>> florida is suing the federal government, and the federal government is suing florida over who can cast a ballot in the critical ballot state. at issue, florida's controversial attempt to purge illegal voters from the system. the state says it was denied access to a federal immigration database. they used the dmv to put together voters that need to prove citizenship. 87 have been found so far. 500 people have been identified as legal. the attorney general, eric holder, says the purge is illegal, says they are done writing letters to voters in the state of florida and it is time for action. >> we have done all we can in trying to reason with people in florida through the provision of these letters, we are prepared to go to court. >> rick scott live with us from tampa. governor, if you hear the attorney general, he is saying essen
word the russians are sending attack helicopters to the assad regime. >>> and a controversial program to weed out voters. say it targets democrats, independents, minorities. >>> and george herbert walker bush celebrates his 80th birthday by talking fashion. >>> florida is suing the federal government, and the federal government is suing florida over who can cast a ballot in the critical ballot state. at issue, florida's controversial attempt to purge illegal voters...
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they are also warning the president assad not to do it. they're warning the troops they shouldn't do it. after all, remember bosnia. and essentially they're not taking military action. that's the big question. would they actually do something on a military side? a spokesperson says no, that it wouldn't help to save lives. they would argue it would turn into a proxy war. so we're back to pressure, pressure, pressure and trying to peel away people who support the regime. >> increasing the sanctions as well. jill, thanks very much. there are fewer and fewer places syrians can hide from the carnage spreading across their country. we have compelling new video from inside the fighting of the capital of damascus. here's ivan watson. >> this is a syrian rebel ambush. a roadside bomb hitting a convoy of buses carrying syrian troops. the rebel's camera captures soldiers running for cover in the city of douma, just a few miles from damascus. the sound of fierce fighting echoing at night has shattered the security bubble in the capitol. the experts sa
they are also warning the president assad not to do it. they're warning the troops they shouldn't do it. after all, remember bosnia. and essentially they're not taking military action. that's the big question. would they actually do something on a military side? a spokesperson says no, that it wouldn't help to save lives. they would argue it would turn into a proxy war. so we're back to pressure, pressure, pressure and trying to peel away people who support the regime. >> increasing the...
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general abdul aziz jasim al shalal is one of the highest ranking military officers to abandon bashar al assad. >>> in china, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. an office building tumbled into a pile of rubble this week, marking the end for the high-rises workspace for a chinese airline. it took 9,000 detonators and explosives to bring down that concrete giant. >>> officials in newtown, connecticut, have a message for well-wishers in the wake of the december school shooting that claimed 26 lives, please stop sending gifts. they say they are overwhelmed with all the stuffed animals and toys. >>> meanwhile, newtown officials say they have a plan for the flowers and gifts left at roadside tributes. nbc connecticut reporter george coley has that story. >> reporter: if the outpouring of support for residents of newtown could be measured by makeshift memorials throughout the community, it is over flowing. john and his son from pennsylvania stopped to drop off flowers on the way to visiting family in massachusetts. >> we wanted to pay tribute to all of the children, the teachers who lost thei
general abdul aziz jasim al shalal is one of the highest ranking military officers to abandon bashar al assad. >>> in china, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. an office building tumbled into a pile of rubble this week, marking the end for the high-rises workspace for a chinese airline. it took 9,000 detonators and explosives to bring down that concrete giant. >>> officials in newtown, connecticut, have a message for well-wishers in the wake of the december school...
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officials including the president have said bashar al-assad, the president of syria, must go. there can be no solution with him remaining in power. is that the same position that the jordanian government has? >> well, we're in touch with our american friends. i've been here. i met with the secretary of state. and i met with different officials. and we met a few days ago in istanbul, the core group of ministers and the secretary of state was there as well as many other foreign ministers. and we're saying at the end of the day it's got to be a managed political solution. >> can there be a solution with bashar al-assad remaining as president of syria? >> it depends on if you want an all- all- all-inclusive process or not. perhaps one intelligent way of doing it is there has to be a political process that has an inevitable outcome. >> so as far as u.s. and other countries. >> i think we're very clear and said what we've said many times. at the end of the day it is a question of what the syrians want. but this cannot continue. we have to pull our efforts together. we've said before
officials including the president have said bashar al-assad, the president of syria, must go. there can be no solution with him remaining in power. is that the same position that the jordanian government has? >> well, we're in touch with our american friends. i've been here. i met with the secretary of state. and i met with different officials. and we met a few days ago in istanbul, the core group of ministers and the secretary of state was there as well as many other foreign ministers....
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is it possible at all that this man, this mad man, bashar al assad, is bluffing? >> oh, i don't think he's bluffing. we have to consider what he represents and that's a very small community, which feels under threat. it thinks it will be destroyed by sunni fundamentalists if it loses damascus or any other big cities. they have their backs to the wall. they say among themselves that when it comes to their lives or killing the rebels they will kill the rebels. in other words, yes, they will use the sarin, i've been dealing with the people for 30 years, they're almost a cult. what seems to us completely irrational decision, they're capable of. i don't know whether they have reached this point or not, but if things get bad enough in syria, i have no dowd they'll use it. >> on this sarin gas, i was reading about it, apparently there are two key components that make this gas and they're held separately, kept separately. you mix them together, it makes for a very potent formula. what kind of damage can sarin gas inflict? >> well, if it was artillery shell were dropped in
is it possible at all that this man, this mad man, bashar al assad, is bluffing? >> oh, i don't think he's bluffing. we have to consider what he represents and that's a very small community, which feels under threat. it thinks it will be destroyed by sunni fundamentalists if it loses damascus or any other big cities. they have their backs to the wall. they say among themselves that when it comes to their lives or killing the rebels they will kill the rebels. in other words, yes, they will...